Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin ExchangeCryptocurrency NewsNewsTrump DOJ Sues Infamous Bitcoin Exchange for $100 Million The Trump administration has filed a $100 million lawsuit against infamous bitcoin…Josiah WilmothJuly 27, 2019
Cryptocurrency NewsExchangesNewsDefunct Bitcoin Exchange Wex (Formerly BTC-E) Chief Arrested in Italy: BBC BBC Russia has it that former Wex Exchange (formerly BTC-E) operator Dmitry…P. H. MadoreJuly 20, 2019
Bitcoin CrimeCryptocurrency NewsNewsRansomware Crooks Cashed Out $16 Million from Defunct Bitcoin Exchange: Google Research By CCN: In the two years leading up to 2018, a spate…Justin OConnellMay 9, 2019
Bitcoin CrimeCryptocurrency NewsNewsAlleged BTC-e Bitcoin Fraudster Alexander Vinnik Seeks Extradition to Russia One of the operators of BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange and leading suspect in…Mark EmemMarch 22, 2019
Bitcoin CrimeNewsAlleged Bitcoin Launderer Begins Hunger Strike to Protest Western Extradition Alexander Vinnik, the alleged administrator of defunct bitcoin exchange BTC-e, reportedly began…David HundeyinNovember 26, 2018
Bitcoin ExchangeNewsBinance Freezes WEX Accounts Caught Moving Possibly Stolen Funds Intrigue abounds around the allegedly Singapore-based WEX exchange, whose ownership and activities…P. H. MadoreNovember 1, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeNewsAlleged Bitcoin Launderer Alexander Vinnik Questioned by French Investigators, Lawyer Says Charges are ‘Trumped up’ The legal saga surrounding alleged bitcoin launderer Alexander Vinnik continues to grow…Josiah WilmothOctober 1, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin ExchangeNewsGreece Approves BTC-e Admin Alexander Vinnik’s Extradition to Russia Alleged bitcoin money launderer Alexander Vinnik has reportedly told the judges of…Sujha SundararajanSeptember 5, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin ScamsNewsGreek Court Agrees to Extradite Alleged Bitcoin Fraudster BTC-e Admin to France Alexander Vinnik, a one-time admin of bitcoin platform BTC-e who was arrested…Lester ColemanJuly 14, 2018
Bitcoin ExchangeNewsBitcoin Prices Broaches $9,000 on Crypto Exchange WEX; Critics Cry Foul The bitcoin price has been largely flat on Wednesday, rising approximately one-half-of-one…Josiah WilmothJuly 11, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeNewsGreek Police Uncover Plot to Murder Alleged Bitcoin Launderer Alexander Vinnik Greek authorities have reportedly managed to uncover a murder plot targeting Russian…Francisco MemoriaMay 12, 2018
Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin ExchangeNewsAlleged Bitcoin Launderer and BTC-E Admin Likely to Stand Trial in U.S. Alexander Vinnik faces decades in prison for his alleged role in the Mt. Gox hack.Josiah WilmothDecember 13, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin ExchangeNewsAlleged BTC-E Admin’s Extradition Hearing Postponed until December As CCN previously reported, 38-year-old Russian national Alexander Vinnik was arrested in…Francisco MemoriaNovember 18, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeNewsUS Secret Service Agent Get 2 Extra Years for Silk Road Bitcoin Theft A former U.S. Secret Service agent who was sentenced to 71 months…Rebecca CampbellNovember 8, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin ExchangeNewsBTC-e Users’ Funds Stuck in Limbo as Exchange Blames Third Party Earlier this year, popular cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e was taken down by authorities,…Francisco MemoriaOctober 29, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin ExchangeNewsAlleged Bitcoin Launderer BTC-E Admin’s Legal Future Thrown Into Turmoil A Greek court approved Russia’s extradition request for alleged BTC-e operator and…Josiah WilmothOctober 15, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin ExchangeNewsAlleged BTC-E Admin and Bitcoin Launderer Will Be Extradited to U.S. Alleged bitcoin launderer and BTC-e administrator Alexander Vinnik will be extradited to…Josiah WilmothOctober 4, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin ExchangeNewsAlleged BTC-E CEO Claims Innocence Following Arrest Alleged BTC-e CEO Alexander Vinnik maintains his innocence following his arrest for…Josiah WilmothSeptember 14, 2017
Bitcoin ExchangeNewsEmbattled Bitcoin Exchange BTC-E Back Online, with Limited Availability Earlier this summer, as reported by CCN, BTC-e’s domain was seized by…Francisco MemoriaSeptember 1, 2017
Bitcoin ExchangeNewsEmbattled Bitcoin Exchange BTC-E Pledges Daily Updates Ahead of September Relaunch Earlier this summer, CCN reported on BTC-e’s domain being seized shortly after…Francisco MemoriaAugust 30, 2017
Bitcoin ExchangeNewsBTC-E Offers Users Free Trading for Exchange Issued Debt Tokens Late last month, BTC-e’s domain was seized, shortly after 38-year-old Russian national…Francisco MemoriaAugust 14, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin ExchangeNewsBTC-E Claims Alexander Vinnik Was Never Their Admin Employee, Promises to Return Customer Funds Recently, BTC-e’s domain went down and, shortly before, news of 38-year-old Alexander…Francisco MemoriaJuly 31, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeBitcoin ExchangeNewsChange.org Petition Urges Authorities to Give BTC-E Users Their Money Back As recently reported by CCN, a 38-year-old Russian man was recently arrested…Francisco MemoriaJuly 30, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeNewsBTC-E Domain Seized by Authorities, Alleged Operator Alexander Vinnik Charged by U.S. Grand Jury A Russian man arrested in Greece accused of laundering at least $4…Francisco MemoriaJuly 29, 2017
Bitcoin CrimeNewsGoogle: Ransomware Extortionists Net $25 Million in Two Years, 95% Cashed out through BTC-E Recently two global ransomware campaigns made headlines due to the incredible reach…Francisco MemoriaJuly 27, 2017
